General Knowledge - World Organisations - Discussion

Discussion Forum : World Organisations - Section 1 (Q.No. 15)
15.
The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in
Paris
Madrid
New York
Geneva
Answer: Option
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Remya said:   1 decade ago
Acronym International Organization Headquarters.

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, Italy.

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria.

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization Montreal, Canada.

ICJ International Court of Justice The Hague, Netherlands.

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development Rome, Italy.

ILO International Labour Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

IMO International Maritime Organization London, U.K.

IMF International Monetary Fund Washington, U.S.A.

ITU International Telecommunication Union Geneva, Switzerland.

UN United Nations New York, U.S.A.

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund New York, U.S.A.

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Geneva, Switzerland.

UNDP United Nations Development Programme New York, U.S.A.

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Paris, France.

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya.

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Geneva, Switzerland.

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization Vienna, Austria.

UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime * Vienna, Austria.

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund New York, U.S.A.

UNU United Nations University Tokyo, Japan.

UPU Universal Postal Union Bern, Switzerland.

World Bank Group Washington, U.S.A.

WFP World Food Programme Rome, Italy.

WHO World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

WMO World Meteorological Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

World Tourism Organization Madrid, Spain.

WTO World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland.

* UNODC was formerly called UNDCP - UN International Drug Control Programme.
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Priyanka said:   1 decade ago
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world."

WIPO currently has 184 member states, administers 24 international treaties, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mamatha.V said:   1 decade ago
Present Director-General of WIPO is "Francis Gurry"

Harsha said:   8 years ago
Wonderful, Thanks @Remya.

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